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IT Services for Students TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 STUDENT IT SERVICES WEBSITE.............................................................................. 2 MAP OF STUDENT IT CENTRE LOCATIONS .............................................................. 3 ACCOUNT DETAILS ................................................................................................. 5 STUDENT IT ACCOUNT ........................................................................................... 5 LOGGING ON AND OFF THE OPEN ACCESS COMPUTERS ......................................... 5 PRINTING COPYING AND SCANNING ...................................................................... 6 WI-FI - EDUROAM .................................................................................................. 7 STUDENT RESIDENCES AND CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK ................................ 7 UMAIL – STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNT ...................................................................... 8 OFFICE 365............................................................................................................. 9 BLACKBOARD......................................................................................................... 9 TURNITIN ............................................................................................................. 10 MY STUDENT ADMIN ........................................................................................... 11 LIBRARY ............................................................................................................... 11 MY TIMETABLE .................................................................................................... 12 LAPTOP LOANS .................................................................................................... 13 UCC CONNECT...................................................................................................... 14 STUDENT OFFERS ................................................................................................. 15 WEBSITES ............................................................................................................ 15 SURVEYS .............................................................................................................. 15 MAILING LISTS ..................................................................................................... 15 DOCUMENT FORMATTING ................................................................................... 15 TRAINING CENTRE ............................................................................................... 16 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......................................................................... 17 PUBBLE – ASK US A QUESTION ............................................................................. 17 IT SECURITY ......................................................................................................... 17 USEFUL LINKS ...................................................................................................... 19 YOUR FEEDBACK .................................................................................................. 19 FACILITIES AND GUIDELINES FOR USING STUDENT IT CENTRES ............................ 20 CONTACT INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 21

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IT Services for Students

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1

STUDENT IT SERVICES WEBSITE .............................................................................. 2

MAP OF STUDENT IT CENTRE LOCATIONS .............................................................. 3

ACCOUNT DETAILS ................................................................................................. 5

STUDENT IT ACCOUNT ........................................................................................... 5

LOGGING ON AND OFF THE OPEN ACCESS COMPUTERS ......................................... 5

PRINTING COPYING AND SCANNING ...................................................................... 6

WI-FI - EDUROAM .................................................................................................. 7

STUDENT RESIDENCES AND CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK ................................ 7

UMAIL – STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNT ...................................................................... 8

OFFICE 365 ............................................................................................................. 9

BLACKBOARD......................................................................................................... 9

TURNITIN ............................................................................................................. 10

MY STUDENT ADMIN ........................................................................................... 11

LIBRARY ............................................................................................................... 11

MY TIMETABLE .................................................................................................... 12

LAPTOP LOANS .................................................................................................... 13

UCC CONNECT...................................................................................................... 14

STUDENT OFFERS ................................................................................................. 15

WEBSITES ............................................................................................................ 15

SURVEYS .............................................................................................................. 15

MAILING LISTS ..................................................................................................... 15

DOCUMENT FORMATTING ................................................................................... 15

TRAINING CENTRE ............................................................................................... 16

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ......................................................................... 17

PUBBLE – ASK US A QUESTION ............................................................................. 17

IT SECURITY ......................................................................................................... 17

USEFUL LINKS ...................................................................................................... 19

YOUR FEEDBACK .................................................................................................. 19

FACILITIES AND GUIDELINES FOR USING STUDENT IT CENTRES ............................ 20

CONTACT INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 21

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the UCC IT Services Student Guide 2017/2018. This guide provides introductory information to help you find and use the IT facilities and online services available to all students of the University. You can also view this guide on the Student IT Services website.

Student IT Services Website – SIT.UCC.IE We have a dedicated website for Student IT Services in UCC, sit.ucc.ie with the most up-to-date information for all the online and IT related services, information is updated regularly and also includes service announcements, a pubble session where you can ask us a question and a link to our Twitter page so check it out on a regular basis. For example, the website will provide you with information on the locations of the Open Access Computers, how to use the print, copy and scan service, how to set up Wi-Fi on your own device and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. In addition, you can also use the SIT website to logon and use your Student Services; UCC Student Email, Blackboard, MyTimetable, My Student Admin, Smartcard and Office 365 Pro Plus.

Student IT Services Videos We have a suite of videos available that are designed to introduce you to the IT Services that are available to UCC Students. The overview videos will provide you with an explanation of each service and the tutorial videos will provide a more in depth look at how to access each service and their features.

To view these videos go to the SIT website and select the link SIT Video Tutorials

Student IT Helpdesk The UCC IT Services department provides Open Access Computing Services to all UCC students through our Student IT Centres located both on and off main campus (maps and locations on the following pages). Your primary point of contact for IT Services queries is the Student Helpdesk at the main desk on Q floor of the Boole Library. If you call to the Student Helpdesk we can help you in person. However, if you are not in the vicinity you can contact us by email, twitter or telephone.

Primary Location Location Boole Library, Q Floor

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Opening Hours Building Opening Times booleweb.ucc.ie/ Please select the link for Calendar

Other Locations Location Boole Basement (near lecture halls) Opening Hours Monday – Friday: 08:30 – 22:00 Saturday: 09:00 – 21:00 Sunday: 09:00 – 21:00 For a full list of all Student IT Centres’ opening hours and out of term opening hours please go to the SIT website and select the link SIT Computers

Email - [email protected] Twitter - @uccitservices Website - sit.ucc.ie Telephone - +353 21 490 1886

STUDENT IT SERVICES WEBSITE

The website address is http://sit.ucc.ie

Use to log on to service

Service Information

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*Printers are available in these centres

Open Access IT Centre Locations

1 Kane Building, 3rd Floor (86 PCs)*

2 Boole Basement, near lecture halls (270 PCs)*

3 Boole Library (190 PCs)*

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Áras na Mac Léinn (Student Centre), Café Panorama (17 PCs)

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Connolly Building (36 PCs)*

6 Enterprise Centre, Unit 23 (26 PCs)*

7 Mercy Hospital (4 PCs)

8 Brookfield Health Sciences Library (77 PCs)*

9 Brookfield Café & Restaurant (3 PCs)

10 Victoria Lodge, Coffee shop (2 PCs)

11 Western Gateway Building (12 PCs)*

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ACCOUNT DETAILS

UCC computer and networked services require authentication for access. As a student you are provided with a Student IT Account, consisting of a username and password.

STUDENT IT ACCOUNT

A personalised Student IT Account is available to all registered students. The Student IT Account is required for use with the following services:

Logon to the Open Access computers

Using your personal device on eduroam Wi-Fi Service

Using the eduroam Wi-Fi service in other eduroam sites

Logon to Uprint

Student Email (Umail)

Blackboard

Student Administration

My Timetable

Smartcard

Office 365

The Username is your UCC student number. Your first Student IT password is sent to you by the Registrar’s Office on acceptance of your place in UCC. You should change this as soon as possible after your first logon to Student IT Services. You can do this from the SIT website by selecting the link Student IT Account.

Your Student IT account remains active as long as you are a registered student of the University.

LOGGING ON AND OFF THE OPEN ACCESS COMPUTERS

Open Access Computers are available to all registered students. The computers are located in the Student IT Centres and Libraries.

Logging On All the open access and department based student computers managed by IT Services require logon before they can be used. You use your STUDENT IT ACCOUNT to logon in the usual way. The computers currently run Microsoft Windows 10 and have Microsoft Office and other software installed, for a complete list please go to the SIT website and select the link SIT Computers

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Logging Off Always remember to log off when finished. Failure to do so can give unauthorised access to your account and possibly your personal details. Remember: You are responsible for any activities that take place under your Student IT Account.

PRINTING COPYING AND SCANNING

Printing, copying and scanning is available from the open access IT centres and the cost per page is:

A4 Black & White single sided (simplex):

6c per page

A4 Black & White double sided (duplex – printing only):

6c per page (12c per sheet)

A3 Black & White single sided (simplex):

14c per page

A4 Colour single sided (simplex): 20c per page

A3 Colour single sided (simplex): 40c per page

By default our computers are set to print double-sided, for information on how to print single-sided please go to the SIT website and select the link Frequently Asked Questions

Colour and A3 copying and printing are available on Q and Q+3 in the Boole Library and in the Brookfield Library.

Follow-Me-Print “Follow-Me-Print” is available in all our open access IT Centres. You can send your document to print in one IT Centre and release your print job in that or any other IT Centre. Please note that you have 6 hours to release your job before it is deleted from the print queue. To release your print job, use your Student ID Card at a printing station.

Uprint Uprint allows you to print from your laptop, from home or from any location on campus. You can upload documents or specify web pages that you want to print. You can logon to Uprint by going to uprint.ucc.ie and logon using

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your Student IT Account. Please note that you have 6 hours to release your job before it is deleted from the print queue. For more information visit the SIT website.

WI-FI - eduroam

Registered students can connect their laptop, smartphone, or other mobile devices to the UCC campus Wi-Fi service called eduroam. There are wireless hotspots all across the University, both on and off campus, in the libraries and lecture theatres as well as in collaborative and recreational spaces. See the growing list of Wi-Fi locations on the SIT website.

To connect to eduroam:

Select eduroam from the available Wi-Fi networks on your device

Enter username as [email protected] and your Student IT Account password

Choose Connect

To connect Windows 7 devices, get further details of the service, terms of use and other information see the Wi-Fi section on the SIT website.

eduroam The eduroam Wi-Fi service is available in UCC and is also available in affiliated research and educational facilities. As a UCC student you will be able to visit other eduroam sites and have immediate wireless connectivity.

For more information go to the SIT website and select the link for Wi-Fi

STUDENT RESIDENCES AND CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK

The eduroam Wi-Fi service is available in UCC Castlewhite Apartments and UCC University Hall. Registered students will have the same access as they have on campus. Students staying in Castlewhite and University Hall should go to the SIT website and select the link for Wi-Fi to get connected.

However, in UCC Victoria Lodge, students have access to UCC’s wired network only and connection can take some time depending on the volume of applications. Students should contact reception in the accommodation they are staying in to connect to the network.

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How do I access my Student Services?

1. Go to the SIT website 2. Click on the relevant service icon 3. Logon using your Student IT Account username and password

UMAIL – STUDENT EMAIL ACCOUNT

A student email account is automatically created for every registered UCC student. Your account can be accessed from the SIT website. Your email account is in the form of [email protected]

How do I logon to my Umail account?

1. Go to the SIT website 2. Click on the Umail icon 3. Logon using your Student IT Account username and password

Alternatively, you can access Umail directly at umail.ucc.ie

If you have any further queries regarding your Umail account please email [email protected]

Email as Official Correspondence: The University will use your student email account to send official correspondence during the academic year. Your student email account is the primary means of communication for fees, exams, registration details etc. so it is important that you regularly check your student email account.

Your Calendar: You can share your calendar university-wide or with selected users, keep track of events on campus and set reminders that can be texted to your mobile.

Your Drive: Web-based documents, spreadsheets and presentations are available through your Umail account. Every student has unlimited Google Drive storage, making file backup easier than ever. Because your files are in the cloud, you can access, share or collaborate from any computer or your mobile devices. We encourage students to save your work to your UCC Google drive rather than on USB drives.

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Email/Calendar/Docs Problems? If you have any questions or queries, contact a Student IT staff member or email [email protected]

For additional FAQs and tips please check the SIT website.

OFFICE 365

Microsoft Office 365 Pro Plus is available at no additional cost to all registered students and can be installed on up to five devices. Students can also save documents to the cloud using OneDrive. Please note that access to OneDrive is only available to registered students. Students will lose access to OneDrive after graduation.

To access Office 365: Go to www.ucc.ie/o365 Logon using your [email protected] and Student IT password.

Further information on Office 365 can be found on the SIT website in the Frequently Asked Questions section.

BLACKBOARD

UCC Blackboard is used by many lecturers as an online support for modules. Blackboard allows for web access to lecture notes and supporting material, online communication – blogs, wikis, group email, discussions, along with online assignment submission and assessment in the form of quizzes, tests and surveys. A Blackboard account will automatically be created for you within 24 hours of registration with UCC.

How do I logon to my Blackboard account?

1. Go to sit.ucc.ie 2. Click on the Blackboard icon 3. Logon using your Student IT Account username and password

Alternatively, you can access Blackboard directly at blackboard.ucc.ie

If you have any further queries regarding your Blackboard account please email [email protected]

The Student Guide to UCC Blackboard can be found here. www.ucc.ie/bbstudentguide.pdf

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How do I see the modules I am enrolled in? Once you log in, you will see a listing of all your modules, as well as announcements, tasks and updates from each of your modules. Blackboard is fully linked with your student administration record. If you don't see your modules listed, it most likely means that there is an issue with your registration or you have not yet chosen your modules. If your module says (Unavailable) alongside its name, it means that you are correctly registered for it, but your lecturer has chosen to either not use Blackboard for their teaching, or they have not yet released the module to students.

How do I print PowerPoint hand-outs from Blackboard?

1. Click the name of the PowerPoint file you want to print with your right-mouse button

2. Select “Open in New Window” from the pop-up list 3. From the “File” menu of your browser, select “Print” 4. A PowerPoint menu is displayed 5. From the “Print What” section, select “Handouts” and choose from

2-9 slides per page (this depends on the version of PowerPoint you are using)

6. Click “OK” to print. A compact version of the presentation is printed for you

TURNITIN

The Turnitin Blackboard building block allows students to submit an assignment from within their Blackboard course directly to Turnitin’s plagiarism prevention software. Turnitin then generates an 'Originality Report' which identifies unoriginal submitted material. Turnitin's Originality Check helps students' check work for improper citation or potential plagiarism. Turnitin takes a piece of work that a student has written and compares the text to an enormous database of other writing. It generates an originality report which shows the percentage of text from the student work that matches an outside source.

What are ‘Turnitin’ Assignments on Blackboard?

If your lecturer sets a Turnitin Assignment for you on Blackboard, your submission will be compared against internet documents & the Turnitin database of previously submitted student assignments. Any matching text

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Turnitin finds is detailed in an Originality Report

An originality report can take anything from a few minutes to more than 24 hours for the first submission, depending on how busy the system is. Originality Reports for Repeat Submissions will not appear for at least 24 hours.

For Online Tutorials and more information on Originality Reports, view Turnitin Student Training at: http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/student-training Turnitin only accepts files in the following formats: MS Word (.doc or .docx), WordPerfect, HTML, RTF, PDF, PostScript, and Plain Text format. Turnitin does not accept PowerPoint or Spreadsheet files or files saved in Microsoft Works or AppleWorks format.

MY STUDENT ADMIN

“My Student Admin” stores your registration information, term time address and, later in the year, your exam timetable.

How do I logon to my Student Administration account?

1. Go to sit.ucc.ie 2. Click on the MyStudentAdmin icon 3. Logon using your Student IT Account username and password

Here you can view and update your biographic, registration and fee details as stored in the University’s Student Record System. Please ensure you update your secondary email address so you can recover your Student IT Account password. For queries about your student record please contact [email protected].

LIBRARY

How do I logon to my Library services?

1. Go to library.ucc.ie/patroninfo 2. Instructions on accessing your library account can be found here

http://libguides.ucc.ie/libraryessentials/mylibraryaccount

Your Library Account is separate to your Student IT username and password. You need to create a Library PIN to use this service

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What’s included in my online Library Services?

From the Library website homepage booleweb.ucc.ie you can access the following services

My Library Account

Databases

Journals

eBooks

Exam Papers

Opening Hours

Ask Us/FAQ

Library Essentials Guide

Subject Guides

Research and assessment help

If you have any questions please contact the Library via Ask Us or by email [email protected]

What is My Library Account?

Your Library Account is your access to the library online 24/7.

My Timetable

You can create your own personalised academic timetable by using the ‘MyTimeTable’ web application. This is available on the SIT homepage or directly here: mytimetable.ucc.ie

When you have received the details of your academic timetable from your department, you can create your own personalised timetable on MyTimeTable for the full academic year. Once set up, your personalised timetable will display details for the current week by default.

If there are any last minute changes to your scheduled timetable – e.g. change of location, cancellation, change of time – you will receive an email notification of this to your Umail inbox.

MyTimeTable timetables will always display the most up to date timetable information as per departmental scheduling requirements. Your timetable on MyTimeTable will also be automatically updated with any new information.

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Details of how to set up your personalised timetable on MyTimeTable can be found on the SIT website in the My Timetable section.

To access MyTimeTable, log into mytimetable.ucc.ie using your Student IT account credentials. MyTimeTable will run on all browsers, on all Smartphones and tablets, PCs and Laptops, both on campus and off campus.

LAPTOP LOANS

48 Chromebook laptops are available for students to borrow within the UCC Boole Library. Students can use the automated locker system and their student cards to borrow a laptop for 4 hours.

Where is the Lapsafe locker system located?

The Lapsafe is located on the Boole Library ground floor beyond the self-issue machines and opposite the main lifts.

Who can borrow laptops?

UCC students of all levels with a valid student card and library record.

How do students log into the Chromebook laptops? Using their student email and credentials.

Further Information on Laptop Loans can be found on the SIT website in the Laptop Loans section.

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UCC CONNECT

UCC Connect is an app designed to bring UCC to your smartphone. UCC Connect will ensure the quickest and easiest access to all things UCC right at your fingertips.

Features: Campus Map - a fully interactive Google

map - features the most authoritative and comprehensive information about hundreds of locations on and off campus, including lecture halls, dining, shopping and recreation.

Latest News and Events from sports, societies, and all across UCC

Department List featuring contact details.

Customize your own app dashboard with student services you use most.

Watch your lecture streams

Special Offers and more! Information on UCC Connect can be found on the SIT website in the UCC Connect section.

2 Scan for Android App 1 Scan for iPhone App

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STUDENT OFFERS

Mobile Broadband

This service is available to all staff and students of UCC. Details of the offer are available on the SIT website in the Student Offers section, and include a six month contract; they also have bundle deals for phone and data.

Software Deals

UCC Students can avail of significant savings on online software purchases from Software4Students and Campus.ie

For more information go to the SIT website and select the link Student Offers

WEBSITES

Clubs should contact the Clubs Exec and Societies should contact the Societies Guild for information on setting up a website.

SURVEYS

Students needing to run surveys can use the on-campus LimeSurvey service (like SurveyMonkey but in-house and without the adverts) to create the surveys and gather the results. Email [email protected]

MAILING LISTS

Mailing lists can be created for Clubs and Societies, as well as for research groups, classes, and other purposes. Use the "Create a List" form at http://www.ucc.ie/en/it/services/mailinglists and see the existing lists at http://lists.ucc.ie/

DOCUMENT FORMATTING

Students preparing long or complex documents (theses, articles, reports, etc.) should ensure their documents are prepared in a proper layout. The Academic and Collaborative Technologies Group, which is a unit of IT Services, has software for automating the formatting of documents including bibliographies, cross-references, sectioning, quotations etc., including a thesis template for UCC theses; see http://research.ucc.ie/latex/ for details. For help on this please contact the Group at [email protected]

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TRAINING CENTRE

Location 4th Floor Kane Building

Email [email protected]

Web tcentre.ucc.ie

Student Training Students can access Office training manuals directly from our

website: tcentre.ucc.ie/manuals

Online ECDL training is provided for all students via Blackboard

ECDL – European Computer Driving Licence The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) establishes standards for everyone using a computer in either a professional or personal capacity.

Online Training Students may enrol in ECDL training free of charge through their

Blackboard account: ECDL training is self-paced and web based

This online course is available to all students both on and off campus

ECDL Testing Students wishing to sit ECDL exams must register with the Training

Centre Office. Information on ECDL registration can be found on the Training Centre website tcentre.ucc.ie/ecdl

ECDL Exams There is a charge for ECDL Testing – details are online at

tcentre.ucc.ie/ecdl

Exams are held in the Computer Training Centre, 4th floor Kane Building

Book an exam by emailing [email protected]

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We have compiled a full and comprehensive list of questions and answers to help solve problems that you may encounter. These are updated on a regular basis and can be found on the SIT website in the Frequently Asked Questions section.

Pubble – Ask Us A Question

Ask us a question using our pubble session on the SIT website, just pop your question into the field and an answer will be posted back.

IT SECURITY

Protect Your Computer: Four steps to protect your computer:

Step 1: Turn on your Firewall. A firewall helps protect your computer from

hackers who might try to delete information, crash your computer or even steal your passwords or credit card details.

Step 2: Keep your Operating System up-to-date. High priority updates are

critical to the security and reliability of your computer. They offer the latest protection against malicious online activities.

Step 3: Use updated Antivirus and Antispyware Software. Viruses and spyware are two kinds of malicious software against which you need to protect your computer. You need antivirus technology to help prevent viruses, and you need to keep it regularly updated.

Step 4: Require a password to login to your computer. Disable automatic login to your computer and enable require a password to wake the computer from sleep/screensaver.

Protect Yourself: Three steps to protect yourself: Step 1: Follow Internet safety guidelines. You can help reduce spam, spyware and other unwanted software, and help protect yourself from scams that can be used to steal your identity.

Set your antivirus program to actively scan all incoming files and email attachments before you open them.

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Use your spam filter. Many email programs offer filters that can help block unwanted messages. In addition to the spam filter, your student email account allows you to filter email based on sender, subject or content. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions section on the SIT website.

Phishing is an attempt to fraudulently acquire your personal information such as username, password, credit card details or bank details. If you think you’ve received a phishing email message, do not respond to it or click on any web link provided in the email. The IT Services department will never send an unsolicited email to you requesting personal information.

Step 2: Protect your personal information from ID theft. Keep your personal information private to reduce the risk that a scammer or other online criminal will steal your identity.

Create a strong password. Make it lengthy and combine letters, numbers and symbols. Use words and phrases that are easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess.

Do not reuse a password for other websites/services.

Never share your password.

Before you make on online purchase, you should check that the website is using secure technology i.e. make sure the web address begins with https and check to see if a tiny padlock appears in the address bar or at the bottom right of the screen. Be careful if they ask for information that is not necessary to complete the purchase such as your PPS number, bank account numbers, or your mother’s maiden name.

Step 3: Use anti-spam and anti-phishing technologies.

Use a modern browser (IE11+, Firefox 30+, Chrome 35+ etc.) that has built in Phishing filters. Phishing filters will recognise two types of websites, suspected phishing websites and known phishing websites.

Use email software with built-in spam filtering to reduce spam. You should delete any junk email without opening them.

To help protect you against spam, identity theft, email hoaxes, and more go to www.getsafeonline.org/

Reporting a Problem: If you become aware of a problem with any Student IT computer you are working on, it is important to report it to the Student IT Helpdesk by emailing

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[email protected] or contacting a staff member. When you report a problem remember to give the location, the tag number of the computer and a brief description of the problem. With your help, we can ensure that the problem is addressed as soon as possible.

USEFUL LINKS

sit.ucc.ie

What’s here?

Logon to Services: Umail, Blackboard and My Student Admin

Wi-Fi: Instructions on how to connect

Information: Student Offers, IT Training, Student IT Centres and Printing

News Items: latest news items regarding the Student IT Centres

IT Services and FAQs: what IT Services are available to UCC Students and how to use them

booleweb.ucc.ie

What’s here?

Your Library Record

Exam papers

Library Books: search for available books

YOUR FEEDBACK

We would be grateful for any positive or negative feedback you have regarding the Student IT Facilities in UCC. Please let us know what you think of the services provided via our feedback form on sit.ucc.ie or by email: [email protected]

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FACILITIES AND GUIDELINES FOR USING STUDENT IT CENTRES

Guidelines for Using the Student IT Facilities

IT Services strive to provide the best possible service. With your help we can maintain and improve our high standards. Here are a few guidelines as to how you, as a student, can assist us to do this:

Please log off your computer when finished, otherwise the next person to use this PC will have access to your account. You are responsible for any activity that takes place under your account.

Please place all litter in bins provided and help keep the Student IT Centres tidy.

Please do not bring food or drink into the Student IT Centres as spills can cause damage to the equipment.

The primary function of the Student IT Centres is for academic work; during the busy periods of the year please keep leisure activities to a minimum.

Please keep as quiet as possible as the Student IT Centres are used for study; please put your mobile phones on silent.

If you leave your seat for more than 15 minutes, your seat may be given to the next waiting student.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact a member of staff in any of our Student IT Centres or email [email protected]

Policies

It is important for you to be aware of the policies which govern the use of the computing facilities in UCC. The services provided by IT Services are maintained to the highest possible standard to meet students’ requirements. The on-going efficient provision and access of such services are dependent on your co-operation in adhering to the policies and guidelines which govern their use. Particular attention should be paid to the Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) below - failure to adhere to these policies will result in loss of access to the IT Services facilities. The IT Services policies can be viewed at: www.ucc.ie/ccpolicies

In particular, the Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP), Student Email and Personal Web Site Policies should be studied. All policies are subject to

change so should be checked on a regular basis.

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Service Contact Information

Blackboard Learning Technologies Unit [email protected]

Umail Account Student IT Helpdesk, Boole Library [email protected]

Student IT Account Student IT Helpdesk, Boole Library [email protected]

Student Wi-Fi Student IT Helpdesk, Boole Library [email protected]

General Information Student IT Helpdesk, Boole Library [email protected]

Computer Training Centre [email protected]

Library PIN [email protected]

Websites and Electronic Publishing

[email protected]

Student Records and Examinations

[email protected]

Fees Office

[email protected]

Students Union

[email protected]